Identification
Name:ATP synthase subunit a
Synonyms:
  • ATP synthase F0 sector subunit a
  • F-ATPase subunit 6
Gene Name:atpB
Enzyme Class:Not Available
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in hydrogen ion transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:Key component of the proton channel; it plays a direct role in the translocation of protons across the membrane
Cellular Location:Cell inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein
SMPDB Pathways:
  • Oxidative phosphorylation PW000919
  • purine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis PW000910
  • purine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis 1435709748 PW000960
  • purine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis 2 PW002033
KEGG Pathways:
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Adenosine diphosphate+1.0Thumb+4.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+3.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Adenosine diphosphate + 1.0Phosphate + 4.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0ADP ↔ 1.0Water + 3.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0Adenosine triphosphate
ReactionCard
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01341ADPMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB01429PhosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
proton-transporting ATP synthase complex, coupling factor F(o)
proton-transporting two-sector ATPase complex, proton-transporting domain
Function
cation transmembrane transporter activity
hydrogen ion transmembrane transporter activity
inorganic cation transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
monovalent inorganic cation transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Process
ATP biosynthetic process
ATP synthesis coupled proton transport
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
nucleobase, nucleoside and nucleotide metabolic process
nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process
nucleoside phosphate metabolic process
nucleotide metabolic process
purine nucleoside triphosphate biosynthetic process
purine nucleotide biosynthetic process
purine nucleotide metabolic process
purine ribonucleoside triphosphate biosynthetic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b3738
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:84.47
Left Sequence End3919259
Right Sequence End3920074
Gene Sequence:
>816 bp
ATGCAGTATTGGGGAAAAATCATTGGCGTGGCCGTGGCCTTACTGATGGGCGGCGGCTTT
TGGGGCGTAGTGTTAGGCCTGTTAATTGGCCATATGTTTGATAAAGCCCGTAGCCGTAAA
ATGGCGTGGTTCGCCAACCAGCGTGAGCGTCAGGCGCTGTTTTTTGCCACCACTTTTGAA
GTGATGGGGCATTTAACCAAATCCAAAGGTCGCGTCACGGAGGCTGATATTCATATCGCC
AGCCAGTTGATGGACCGAATGAATCTTCATGGCGCTTCCCGTACTGCGGCGCAAAATGCG
TTCCGGGTGGGAAAATCAGACAATTACCCGCTGCGCGAAAAGATGCGCCAGTTTCGCAGT
GTCTGCTTTGGTCGTTTTGACTTAATTCGTATGTTTCTGGAGATCCAGATTCAGGCGGCG
TTTGCTGATGGTTCACTGCACCCGAATGAACGGGCGGTGCTGTATGTCATTGCAGAAGAA
TTAGGGATCTCCCGCGCTCAGTTTGACCAGTTTTTGCGCATGATGCAGGGCGGTGCACAG
TTTGGCGGCGGTTATCAGCAGCAAACTGGCGGTGGTAACTGGCAGCAAGCGCAGCGTGGC
CCAACGCTGGAAGATGCCTGTAATGTGCTGGGCGTGAAGCCGACGGATGATGCGACCACC
ATCAAACGTGCCTACCGTAAGCTGATGAGTGAACACCATCCCGATAAGCTGGTGGCGAAA
GGTTTGCCGCCTGAGATGATGGAGATGGCGAAGCAGAAAGCGCAGGAAATTCAGCAGGCA
TATGAGCTGATAAAGCAGCAGAAAGGGTTTAAATGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:271
Protein Molecular Weight:30303
Protein Theoretical pI:7
PDB File:1C17
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • 40-60
  • 100-120
  • 146-166
  • 220-240
  • 242-262
Protein Sequence:
>ATP synthase subunit a
MASENMTPQDYIGHHLNNLQLDLRTFSLVDPQNPPATFWTINIDSMFFSVVLGLLFLVLF
RSVAKKATSGVPGKFQTAIELVIGFVNGSVKDMYHGKSKLIAPLALTIFVWVFLMNLMDL
LPIDLLPYIAEHVLGLPALRVVPSADVNVTLSMALGVFILILFYSIKMKGIGGFTKELTL
QPFNHWAFIPVNLILEGVSLLSKPVSLGLRLFGNMYAGELIFILIAGLLPWWSQWILNVP
WAIFHILIITLQAFIFMVLTIVYLSMASEEH
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P0AB98
Uniprot Name:ATP6_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:21321936
PDB ID:1C17
Ecogene ID:EG10099
Ecocyc:EG10099
ColiBase:b3738
Kegg Gene:b3738
EchoBASE ID:EB0097
CCDB:ATP6_ECOLI
BacMap:16131606
General Reference:
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  • Rastogi, V. K., Girvin, M. E. (1999). "Structural changes linked to proton translocation by subunit c of the ATP synthase." Nature 402:263-268. Pubmed: 10580496
  • Valiyaveetil, F. I., Fillingame, R. H. (1998). "Transmembrane topography of subunit a in the Escherichia coli F1F0 ATP synthase." J Biol Chem 273:16241-16247. Pubmed: 9632683
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  • Walker, J. E., Gay, N. J., Saraste, M., Eberle, A. N. (1984). "DNA sequence around the Escherichia coli unc operon. Completion of the sequence of a 17 kilobase segment containing asnA, oriC, unc, glmS and phoS." Biochem J 224:799-815. Pubmed: 6395859
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